Remember turning on your Sega Master System? It’d go, “Booo-wip, Saaaay-gaaaah!” Ah, those were the days. A simpler time with games like Outrun, Astro Warrior, Shinobi, Alex Kidd, and Great Baseball.

We knew this was coming, but now it's official: Sega said today that games from its classic 8-bit Master System console will soon land on Virtual Console in America. In a rare dose of generosity, Sega ...

On July 15, 1983, the Famicom was released in Japan. The console, later rebranded in the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System, would go on to change video games forever. Did you know, though, ...

Sato worked at the company for almost four decades ...

Sega might have hit it big in the console market with the Genesis, but its history with consoles goes back a little further. Its first console, the SG-1000, was released in Japan, New Zealand, and ...

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The visionary engineer who created the Master System, Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast has passed away. Sato spent 37 years at ...

Hideki Sato, the designer behind virtually every Sega console, and the company’s former president, has died age 77. Japanese games outlet Beep21 reports that Sato passed away this weekend.

The Master System isn't the most fondly remembered video game console, but it was one of very few that could actually compete with the NES and its library of games. The Master System isn't home to as ...

After receiving his degree in Journalism & Media Communications from CSU in 2019, Erik began building his career in online media, and found his dream job when he joined Game Rant as a staff writer.

Hideki Sato, former president of Sega and designer of its consoles, has died at the age of 77. Japanese media outlet Beep21 reported on his death. “Hideki Sato, known as the father of Sega hardware, ...